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Heat fatigue to the crews waiting on the runway under the scorching tropical sun was another factor to be considered when fully manned and weaponed aircraft were kept on standby.
But again, speed of reaction was the overriding factor so that the Phantoms could be scrabbled quickly.
standard preparation at takeoff, sometimes with reduced fuel to allow the maximum possible
war load to be uplifted, the Air Force's Phantoms often linked up with a Boeing KC-135 tanker
to top up their tanks and thus increase combat radius with a war load of up to 16,000 pounds